Resources About Youth Tobacco Cessation for School Staff
Consider Prevention Education
Stop use before it starts. There are many free programs and plans to help educate students about the dangers of
and nicotine.- CATCH My Breath: Evidence-Based Youth Vaping Prevention Program
- ASPIRE: A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center)
- Vaping Prevention and Education (FDA)
- Vaping: Know the truth (Truth Initiative)
- Tobacco Education Materials for Educators (FDA)
- Talk About Tobacco: Educators (Talk About Tobacco)
Create an Alternative-to-Suspension Program
First time offenses can be turned into educational opportunities rather than suspensions. These programs provide guidance for schools to support students rather than punish them.
- Healthy Futures (Stanford Medicine REACH Lab)
- Discipline Is Not the Answer: Better Approaches to On-campus Student Tobacco Use (Truth Initiative) (PDF)
- INDEPTH: An Alternative to Suspension or Citation (American Lung Association)
- Schools Supporting Students to Quit Tobacco Use as an Alternative to Suspension: Lessons from the Field (CDC) (PDF)
Establish a School-Based Cessation Program
Having programs in place to encourage youth to stay smoke- and tobacco-free is pertinent to the quit journey. Implementing school-based programs ensures long-term sustainability of cessation. Read more about how to establish a school-based cessation program:
Steps to Help Young People Quit Commercial Tobacco Use
It's important to know the rate at which young people use commercial tobacco. This not only helps you understand how it is commonly used but also provides insight for effective treatment.
Read more about current trends and health impacts of commercial tobacco use on young people.
Use the "Ask, Council, Treat" intervention tool from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This intervention makes it easy to council youth on nicotine dependence as well as recommending the next steps for treatment.
There are a number of programs designed specifically to help young people quit
products. Read more about the options available to help youth quit.Resources about youth tobacco cessation for parents and caregivers are also available.